The problem with his character is simply the fact that he has little character growth and what growth he could have gotten is either non existent (Aries) or is swept under the rug (Orion). Inamori Asuto is just a copy-pasted version of Endou, with the added plot relevant detail that may or may not resemble Luke Skywalker. However, these members pale in comparison to these two characters: For the most part, these Inakuni members don't truly interact with anyone but themselves. Especially Mansaku, who really hasn't done anything since learning his first hissatsu. Similarly, I honestly don't understand why Mansaku and Hiura are on the team. I would've preferred if he was benched like Megane in the original series. He shares the forward position with 5 other characters that are way more relevant and interesting than him. The cost of keeping this guy in the story was to have lackluster team. Goujin Testsunosuke is funny(?) I suppose, but he is really just a punching-bag gag character that is in debt. (Umihara, you should've came back earlier.) Tl dr: Overall, I think there are a few decent new characters additions, but most were discarded in Orion and for some reason those that shouldn't have were. They brought an interesting storyline that carried all of Aries and most into Orion. Haizaki Ryouhei and Nosaka Yuuma (and by extension Nishikage) are the de facto main treat of this new series. These characters aren't from Inakuni but I figured this would be the best place to mention. There have been multiple times where her character development starts, but the plot had to move forward before we could get to see a well paced progression both in Aries and Orion. She had some interesting internal conflicts, but none were given much time to develop. Finally we have Umihara, whose design I love very much. Michinari also had a great moment with Endou and I really wished they continued that instead of "Junk Food Funny Time with Goujin" in Orion. He has multiple gag partners and even teams up with Aphrodi and Hiroto. Unexpectedly, Iwato, the new Kabeyama, is one of the more interesting characters from Inakuni. In Aries, Inakuni works very well as a close, tight-knit group of friends, but given the pacing most don't get much time to develop individually. Also this is an alternative timeline pre-Alien Academy, post-Zeus. Tl dr: Cool new art style and cool animations with cool new characters and returning characters! But be warned, they are bogged down by not-so-cool new characters. I believe the show would've done much better if it invested more character development (Haizaki & Hoshinari) into the stories they did start rather than ending them abruptly and frequently. Though the true villain was honestly different, most that led to that was less than ideal. Overall, I would say the greatest appeal of the show is in the new characters with the aftertaste of the classic Eleven characters. That said this is a show predominantly for young children so it's not the most crazy story line ever. The overarching story is way more believable than the last few story lines we had in recent Inazuma Eleven. I will go through it in some detail, but that will be past the spoiler warning below. Many characters just don't seem to belong or should be where they are given the pacing and lack of character development. is especially so given the shorter run time for this new series. Like the original series, lots of characters don't get much development (ie. Unlike the original, the pacing of the story has ramped but not because the over arching storyline was complicated, but rather poor pacing of character growth. Watching the Reloaded special episode (23 in Orion), it was awesome to see some of the old strange designs ironed out for past characters. It's not perfect, but it is most certainly quality. In terms of art style, the new series has it in spades. This is a twofer review (aka Letter of Complaints) for Aries and Orion.
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